Anisoptera thurifera
Dipterocarpaceae FAMILY

Anisoptera thurifera

Anisoptera thurifera

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Anisoptera thurifera is an emergent or large canopy tree with a relatively small but dense crown, that can grow 50 metres tall. The cylindrical bole can be up to 180cm in diameter; it has prominent, thick, rounded, tall straight buttresses[ 345 Title Minor Products of Philippine Forests Publication Author Brown. W. H. Publisher Bureau of Forestry, Manilla. Year 1920 ISBN Description A useful guide to some of the plants of the area, though terse on details. The book is out of copyright and can be legally downloaded from the Internet. , 388 Title Guide to the Trees of Papua New Guinea Publication Author Conn. B.J. & Damas. K.Q. Website http://www.pngplants.org/PNGtrees/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An Internet site giving good descriptions of the trees of Papua New Guinea. , 451 Title Flora Malesiana Series 1 Publication Author Various Website http://www.archive.org Publisher Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch Year 0 ISBN Description A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet ]. A major timber species in Papua New Guinea, where it is widely exploited and exported[ 388 Title Guide to the Trees of Papua New Guinea Publication Author Conn. B.J. & Damas. K.Q. Website http://www.pngplants.org/PNGtrees/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An Internet site giving good descriptions of the trees of Papua New Guinea. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Philippines to Papua New Guinea.
HabitatAn emergent or canopy tree in evergreen and semi-evergreen Dipterocarp forests at elevations below 750 metres. It is common and often gregarious, regenerating in secondary forest[ 451 Title Flora Malesiana Series 1 Publication Author Various Website http://www.archive.org Publisher Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch Year 0 ISBN Description A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet ].